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ArticleJRSM cardiovascular disease

Risk assessment in aortic aneurysm repair by medical specialists versus the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk calculator outcomes.

Jan van Schaik, Tessa M Hers, Carla Sp van Rijswijk, Maaike S Schooneveldt, Hein Putter, Daniël Eefting, Joost R van der Vorst

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jan van SchaikDepartment of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Tessa M HersDepartment of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4142-4443
Carla Sp van RijswijkDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Maaike S SchooneveldtDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Hein PutterDepartment of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Daniël EeftingDepartment of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Joost R van der VorstDepartment of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Leiden University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this online clinical vignette-based survey study was to compare risk assessments by vascular surgeons, anaesthesiologists and interventional radiologists involved in treating patients with aortic aneurysms in the Netherlands with the NSQIP risk calculator outcomes.

methodsParticipants, recruited using purposive sampling, provided their estimation of the likelihood of postoperative complications and events following aortic surgery in five fictional cases. These cases were subsequently scored using the NSQIP calculator. The risk assessments were statistically analysed using the ANOVA and student t-test.

resultsAll participating specialists i.e. twelve vascular surgeons, ten interventional radiologists and ten anaesthesiologists completed the survey. In the vast majority of outcomes and vignettes, no significant differences were found between various specialists, whereas significant differences were found between the NSQIP risk calculator outcomes and the combined risk assessments of the specialists. Overall, specialist risk assessments differ from the NSQIP, but neither particularly higher nor lower compared to the risk calculator.

conclusionsRisk assessment by vascular surgeons, anaesthesiologists and interventional radiologists differs significantly with NSQIP risk calculator outcomes, within the framework of both endovascular and open aortic aneurysm repair. Based on these results, implementing the NSQIP risk calculator in preoperative workup could be of added value in both patient planning as well as adequately informing patients for obtaining consent.

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anaesthesiologistsinterventional radiologistsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk calculatorRisk assessmentvascular surgeons

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PMID33889384
PMCPMC8040563
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